# Freakin' braindead commercials ... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 6, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286 "2008-09-06T03:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/1 "2008-09-06T03:21:38Z")
Voiceover on radio ad for local mortgage lending company: “_Now is a great time to make home improvements on your existing home_ …” Awesome! I’ll do that! When I’m finished perhaps I will … • … go horseback riding on my horse • … go fishing for some fish • … watch my friend Jarrod race his race car in a car race • … … or maybe, if time and opportunity permit, I’ll even … • … have vaginal intercourse with a woman and perform oral sex with my mouth. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/2 "2008-09-06T03:24:32Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > • … have vaginal intercourse with a woman and perform oral sex with my mouth. I’d go for some of that. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/3 "2008-09-06T03:37:06Z")
Sheesh, overreact much? It should be clear that they’re just trying to make sure everyone realizes that it’s _not_ a good time to make home improvements on your _imaginary_ home. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/4 "2008-09-06T04:07:21Z")
Was that a radio commercial on the radio? I love those! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/5 "2008-09-06T04:12:08Z")
_This advertisement was sponsored by the Department of Redundancy Department_ ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/6 "2008-09-06T04:18:19Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Sheesh, overreact much? It should be clear that they’re just trying to make sure everyone realizes that it’s _not_ a good time to make home improvements on your _imaginary_ home. Or on _someone else’s_ existing home. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/7 "2008-09-06T04:43:19Z")
I think perhaps they’re trying to differentiate home improvements on the home you’re in right now from the home you fucked up beyond repair with your _last_ attempt at home “improvement.” Because let’s face it, that one’s a write-off. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/8 "2008-09-06T08:08:26Z")
My buddy said, “Well you know, some people spend their home improvement loans on new motorboats instead.” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/9 "2008-09-06T21:25:40Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Sheesh, overreact much? It should be clear that they’re just trying to make sure everyone realizes that it’s _not_ a good time to make home improvements on your _imaginary_ home. They have a good point. The unreal estate market these days is in some serious trouble. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/10 "2008-09-06T21:50:18Z")
If you’re gonna fish for fish, I suggest you do it in a stream of water. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakin-braindead-commercials/462286/11 "2008-09-06T23:48:56Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Voiceover on radio ad for local mortgage lending company: > > “_Now is a great time to make home improvements on your existing home_ …” Hey, times are hard. Normally these people’d be making improvements on their vacation home or even their second vacation get-away or their investment rental properties. :rolleyes: Or maybe the company was seeking to differentiate a typical, suburban home improvement project from, say, a complete, basement-to-roof urban rehab.